Binding machine for gardening

ABSTRACT

A binding machine for gardening includes a main handle, a clincher arm, a tape guide, a tape gripping device and a cutting blade. The clincher arm is rotatably attached to the main handle. The tape guide is configured to draw out and guide a tape at a front end portion of the main handle. The tape gripping device is configured to grip an end portion of the tape drawn out from the tape guide, at a front end portion of the clincher arm. The cutting blade is configured to cut the tape. The tape guide is movably provided such that a position of the tape guide when the tape gripping device operates to grip the end portion of the tape and a position of the tape guide when the cutting blade operates to cut the tape are different from each other.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC119 fromJapanese Patent Application No. P22016-119280 filed on Jun. 15, 2016.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a binding machine for gardening that isused for guiding/binding work in agricultural crop cultivation.

BACKGROUND

In the related art, a binding machine for gardening is used forguiding/binding work at the time of cultivation of agricultural crops.Specifically, the binding machine for gardening is used to bind plantvines and stems to poles or nets in cultivation of agricultural cropssuch as cucumbers, grapes, or tomatoes.

For example, this type of binding machine for gardening includes a mainhandle capable of drawing out a tape from a front end portion and aclincher arm rotatable with respect to the main handle. When anoperation handle of the binding machine for gardening is lightlygrippedgripped, the clincher arm rotates in a closing direction withrespect to the main handle, and a tape gripping device provided at afront end portion of the clincher arm grips the tape drawn out from thefront end portion of the main handle. When the squeezing of the handleis released in this state, the clincher arm rotates in an openingdirection with respect to the main handle, and the tape is drawn out.When the tape is drawn out and the tape is stretched between theclincher arm and the main handle, the agricultural crops and poles arepressed against the drawn-out tape, and the agricultural crops and thepoles are inserted between the clincher arm and the main handle. Whenthe handle is further grippedgripped again in this state, the clincherarm rotates in the closing direction with respect to the main handle,and a tape loop is formed. When the handle is further grippedgripped,both ends of the tape loop are bound by a staple, the ends of the tapeloop are cut by a cutter, and thus the binding is completed.

Such a binding machine for gardening is disclosed in JP-A-2003-341613 inwhich scraps are not generated when a tape is cut with a cutter. In thebinding machine for gardening, since a tape support plate for supportinga front end portion of the tape is disposed in front of a cutter bladeof a driver handle, the front end portion of the tape is not cut (onlyone part on a root side of a tape loop is cut), and thus scraps are notgenerated.

In a structure disclosed in JP-A-2003-341613, in view of a positionalrelation of a tape guide that is provided on a main handle to drawinglyguide the tape and a tape gripping device, when the tape guide and thetape gripping device are too separated from each other, a distance froman end portion of the tape supported by the tape guide to the tapegripping device increases, and thus the tape gripping device mayincreasingly fail to grip the tape. For this reason, it is desirable tomake the distance between the tape gripping device and the tape guide asshort as possible, but if the distance between them is made excessivelyshort, the front end portion of the tape protruding drawingly from thetape guide becomes short when the tape is cut with the cutter disposedbetween the tape guide and the tape gripping device. That is, there is aproblem that a gripping margin for use in the next and subsequent tapegripping operation becomes short.

In the structure disclosed in JP-A-2003-341613, a difference in heightbetween the tape gripping device and the tape guide is provided in orderto solve the problem described above, the tape is obliquely drawn fromthe tape guide, and the obliquely drawn tape is cut with the cutter.Thus, the distance between the tape gripping device and the tape guideis shortened as much as possible, and the gripping margin for use in thenext and subsequent tape gripping operation can be made longer.

SUMMARY

In the structure disclosed in JP-A-2003-341613, however, the obliquelydrawn tape is cut in a state of being brought into contact with thecutter, and thus an insertion angle of the cutter with respect to thetape becomes shallow, whereby defective cutting may occur. Particularly,the defective cutting is likely to occur when the tape is easy toelongate at a high temperature, when the tape is hardened at a lowtemperature, and the cutter blade is worn.

Therefore, the invention is to provide a binding machine for gardeningthat can take a long a gripping margin for use in the next andsubsequent tape gripping operation while preventing the gripping failureof a tape gripping device and hardly causes defective cutting of a tape.

The invention has been made to solve the problems, and is characterizedby the following.

(1) A binding machine for gardening comprising:

a main handle;

a clincher arm that is rotatably attached to the main handle;

a tape guide that is configured to draw out and guide a tape at a frontend portion of the main handle;

a tape gripping device that is configured to grip an end portion of thetape drawn out from the tape guide, at a front end portion of theclincher arm; and

a cutting blade that is configured to cut the tape, wherein

the tape guide is movably provided such that a position of the tapeguide when the tape gripping device operates to grip the end portion ofthe tape and a position of the tape guide when the cutting bladeoperates to cut the tape are different from each other.

(2) The binding machine for gardening according to (1), wherein

the tape guide is swingably attached to the main handle.

(3) The binding machine for gardening according to (1) or (2), wherein

the tape guide is configured to move while holding the tape so as toapply a tension to the tape to be cut by the cutting blade.

(4) The binding machine for gardening according to (3), wherein

the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates togrip the tape, and

the tape guide is configured to be guided and to move by the grippingmember.

(5) The binding machine for gardening according to (3), wherein

the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates togrip the tape, and

the tape guide is configured to move while being guided to an inclinedsurface of the gripping member toward a V-shaped portion of the grippingmember, and to further move together with the gripping member afterbeing engaged with a V-shaped portion.

(6) The binding machine for gardening according to (5), furthercomprising:

a restriction unit that restricts movement of the gripping member whenthe tape guide moves and is guided to the inclined surface of thegripping member.

(7) The binding machine for gardening according to any one of (1) to(6), wherein

the cutting blade moves in conjunction with the tape guide.

(8) The binding machine for gardening according to any one of (1) to(7), wherein

the cutting blade is configured to be brought into vertical contact withthe tape when the cutting blade cuts the tape.

According to the above (1), the tape guide is movably attached such thatthe position when the tape gripping device operates to grip the endportion of the tape and the position when the cutting blade operates tocut the tape are different from each other. According to thisconfiguration, the distance between tape gripping device and the tapeguide can be made short as much as possible when the tape is gripped bythe tape gripping device, so that it is possible to prevent the grippingfailure of the tape gripping device. In addition, the distance betweenthe tape gripping device and the tape guide can be made long when thetape is cut by the cutting blade, so that it is possible to cut the tapeafter securing a sufficient gripping margin from a drawing port.Therefore, it is possible to surely grip the tape by the tape grippingdevice in the work after the cutting. Further, since the tape is notnecessary to be disposed obliquely with respect to the cutting blade inorder to secure the gripping margin as in the related art, the tape canbe substantially brought into vertical contact with the cutting blade,and the defective cutting of the tape can be prevented.

According to the above (2), the tape guide is swingably attached to themain handle. According to this configuration, the tape can be guidedtoward the front end portion of the tape guide from the tape guiderocking shaft, and even when the tape guide rocks, since the tape guiderocking shaft on the pulling out side of the tape does not move, thetape is not loosened or drawn along with the movement of the tape guide.Accordingly, it is possible to stably hold the tape even when the tapeguide moves.

According to the above (3), the tape guide is configured to move whileholding the tape so as to apply a tension to the tape cut by the cuttingblade. According to this configuration, when the tape is cut by thecutting blade, the tape guide moves not only to secure the grippingmargin but also to apply the tension to the tape, whereby the tape canbe easily cut and the defective cutting of the tape can be prevented.

According to the above (4) and (5), the tape guide is configured to movewhile being guided to the inclined surface of the gripping member, andto further move together with the gripping member after being engagedwith the V-shaped portion ahead of the inclined surface. According tothis configuration, since the gripping member moves together with thetape guide, the gripping member can be moved to the initial position (astate where the tape is not gripped) using the movement of the tapeguide. Moreover, since the gripping member does not move until the tapeguide reaches the V-shaped portion, it is possible to maintain a statewhere the tape is gripped just before the cutting.

According to the above (6), the restriction unit is further provided torestrict the movement of the gripping member when the tape guide moveswhile being guided to the inclined surface of the gripping member.According to this configuration, when the tape guide moves along theinclined surface of the gripping member, it is possible to prevent thegripping member from moving unintentionally.

According to the above (7), the cutting blade moves in conjunction withthe tape guide. According to this configuration, the cutting blade canhardly be damaged, and the defective cutting can be prevented. That is,if the tape is cut by the fixed cutting blade, when the tape guide movesto pull out the tape, the tape guide moves to rub the surface of thetape with the cutting edge of the cutting blade, whereby the cuttingblade may be damaged, or the defective cutting may occur. In thisregard, when the cutting blade moves together with the tape guide, thechange in the relative position between the cutting edge of the cuttingblade and the surface of the tape can be reduced, and thus theabove-described problem can hardly occur.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a binding machine forgardening;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the binding machine for gardening andillustrates a state in which a clincher arm is opened with respect to amain handle;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the binding machine for gardening andillustrates a state in which the clincher arm is completely closed withrespect to the main handle;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the binding machine for gardening from which acover member of an operation handle is removed and illustrates a statein which the clincher arm is opened with respect to the main handle;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the binding machine for gardening from whichthe cover member of the operation handle is removed and illustrates astate in which the clincher arm is completely closed with respect to themain handle;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the vicinity of a front endportion of the binding machine for gardening;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure in thevicinity of the front end portion of the binding machine for gardening;

FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a tape guide as viewed from the front,and FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the tape guide as viewed from therear;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a support portion;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a gripping member;

FIGS. 11A and 11B are a perspective view and a side view of a lockmember, respectively;

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state before a gripping operation isexecuted;

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state before the gripping operation isexecuted;

FIG. 14 is a view for explaining a relation between the tape guide andthe lock member and the support portion and illustrates a state beforethe tape guide comes in contact with the lock member and the supportportion;

FIG. 15 is a view for explaining the relation between the tape guide andthe lock member and the support portion and illustrates a state in whichthe tape guide pushes up the lock member;

FIG. 16 is a view for explaining the relation between the tape guide andthe lock member and the support portion and illustrates a state in whichthe tape guide abuts on the support portion;

FIG. 17 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which the gripping member gripsa tape in accordance with the tape guide;

FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which the gripping member gripsa tape in accordance with the support portion;

FIG. 19 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which a tape is gripped anddrawn out by a tape gripping device;

FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which the tape guide is incontact with the gripping member;

FIG. 21 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which the tape guide movesalong an inclined surface of the gripping member;

FIG. 22 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the binding machinefor gardening and illustrates a state in which a tape is cut;

FIG. 23 is a view for explaining how the gripping member moves togetherwith the tape guide, and illustrating a state where the tape guide movesalong an inclined surface of the gripping member;

FIG. 24 is a view for explaining how the gripping member moves togetherwith the tape guide, and illustrating a state where the tape guide isengaged with a V-shaped portion of the gripping member; and

FIG. 25 is a view for explaining how the gripping member moves togetherwith the tape guide, and illustrating a state where the gripping memberhas moved together with the tape guide.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to thedrawings. In the following description, the front means a direction (aright direction in FIG. 2) in which a binding machine for gardening 10faces an object S to be bound at the time of use, and the rear means adirection (a left direction in FIG. 2) opposite to the front.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the binding machine for gardening 10according to the embodiment is used for guiding/binding work inagricultural crop cultivation includes an elongated main handle 11 thatis linearly formed, a clincher arm 30 that is rotatably attached to themain handle 11, and an operation handle 50 that is rotatably attached tothe clincher arm 30. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the clincher arm 30 isconstantly urged by a tension spring 25, and is in an open state withrespect to the main handle 11 in normal times. When the operation handle50 and the main handle 11 are gripped from this state, as illustrated inFIG. 3, the clincher arm 30 is configured to rotate in a closingdirection with respect to the main handle 11. Then, when the clincherarm 30 rotates in the closing direction up to a predetermined positionwith respect to the main handle 11, in order to draw out a tape 60 froma front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11, a gripping operation isexecuted to grip the tape 60 at a front end portion 30 a of the clincherarm 30 and a binding operation is executed to bundle the object S to bebound with the tape 60 and to cut the tape 60 when the clincher arm 30further rotates in the closing direction from the predetermined positionwith respect to the main handle 11 and is thus completely closed (closedstate). In the gripping operation, that is, the clincher arm 30 rotateswith respect to the main handle 11 up to a predetermined positionwithout squeezing the handle up to a completely closed position.Meanwhile, in the binding operation, the clincher arm 30 further rotatesin the closing direction from the predetermined position with respect tothe main handle 11 by performing a squeezing operation of the handle upto the completely closed position. In this way, the gripping operationand the binding operation can be switched by the end point position ofthe squeezing operation. As will be described in detail below, in theembodiment, movement of the clincher arm 30 is restricted so as not tofurther rotate in the closing direction from the predetermined positionwhen the gripping operation is performed, whereas the restriction iscanceled when the binding operation is performed. For this reason, evenif a worker does not recognize the end point position of the squeezingoperation, when the operation of squeezing the depth side is performed,the gripping operation and the binding operation are automaticallyperformed in turns.

First, the handle is gripped, and the clincher arm 30 rotates in theclosing direction with respect to the main handle 11, thereby bindingthe object S to be bound. Thus, the gripping operation is executed togrip the tape 60 at the front end portion 30 a of the clincher arm 30.Thereafter, when the squeezing of the handle is released and thus theclincher arm 30 rotates in the opening direction with respect to themain handle 11, as illustrated in FIG. 19, the front end portion 30 a ofthe clincher arm 30 and the front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11are separated from each other in a state where the tape 60 is gripped,and the tape 60 is in a state of being stretched between the clincherarm 30 and the main handle 11. The objects S to be bound such asseedlings or branches are introduced from the outside of the tape 60stretched in this state, the handle is gripped again, and thus theclincher arm 30 rotates in the closing direction with respect to themain handle 11. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 22, both ends of a tapeloop for binding the objects S to be bound are bonded by a staple 61,and the tape 60 is cut (the binding operation is executed). In thismanner, the gripping operation is executed in the first squeezingoperation, and the binding operation is executed in the second squeezingoperation. When the gripping operation and the binding operation areexecuted in turns, the objects S to be bound can be bound. In theembodiment, the staple 61 is used as a bonding unit for bonding the bothends of the tape loop, but the both ends of the tape loop may be bondedby adhesion or welding without being limited thereto.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the main handle 11 is a bar-likemember which is linearly formed, and is formed such that the tape 60 andthe staple 61 can be formed along a longitudinal direction. A staplemagazine 12, a pusher unit 13, a tape guide 16, a staple driver 18, anda tape magazine 20 are attached to the main handle 11.

The staple magazine 12 is a long member for accommodating the staple 61.As illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the staple magazine 12 isdisposed along the longitudinal direction of the main handle 11, and canaccommodate the staple 61 therein. As the staple 61 accommodated in thestaple magazine 12, a plurality of U-shaped staples 61 bonded with anadhesive are used. The staple 61 accommodated in the staple magazine 12is pushed toward the front end portion by the pusher unit 13 which willbe described below. At the front end portion of the staple magazine 12,a long hole is provided to introduce the staple driver 18 which will bedescribed below. In addition, the staple magazine 12 is attached to themain handle 11 so as to be rockable around a shaft provided at a rearend side.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the pusher unit 13 is a memberthat can be inserted and attached to the staple magazine 12. Asillustrated in FIG. 6 and the like, the pusher unit 13 urges the staple61 accommodated in the staple magazine 12 toward the front. When thestaple 61 is set in the staple magazine 12, the pusher unit 13 is drawndown to insert the staple 61 from the top of the staple magazine 12.

As illustrated in FIG. 6 and the like, the staple driver 18 is a platefixed to the front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11 so as to facethe vicinity of the front end portion of the staple magazine 12. Thestaple driver 18 is formed to have substantially the same width as thestaple 61 so that only one staple 61 can be ejected. When the clincherarm 30 rotates to the state of being completely closed with respect tothe main handle 11, as illustrated in FIG. 22, the staple driver 18enters into the staple magazine 12, thereby ejecting the leading staple61 accommodated in the staple magazine 12. Specifically, when theclincher arm 30 moves in the closing direction, the clincher arm 30pushes the staple magazine 12 to rock it toward the staple driver 18. Asthe staple magazine 12 rocks, the staple driver 18 enters into thestaple magazine 12, thereby ejecting the staple 61. After penetratingthrough the tape 60, the ejected staple 61 is clinched by the clincher33 to be described below, so that two legs thereof are refracted toembrace the tape 60 and thus bonded to an end 60 a of the overlappedtape 60.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the tape magazine 20 is providedcontinuously with a rear end of the main handle 11 to accommodate thetape 60. The tape magazine 20 is capable of accommodating the tape 60wound in a reel shape, and has a lid which can be openable to take inand out the tape 60. The tape 60 accommodated in the tape magazine 20 isdrawn out to the front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11 along themain handle 11. In the tape 60 drawn out to the front end portion 11 aof the main handle 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13, the end 60 athereof is held by the tape guide 16 which will be described below.

As illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tape guide 16 is disposed at thefront end portion 11 a of the main handle 11, and is attached so as tobe rockable around a tape guide rocking shaft 19 provided in the mainhandle 11. The tape guide 16 has a guide path at a center thereof asillustrated in FIG. 13, the tape 60 being guided so as to be drawablethrough the guide path. The guide path of the tape guide 16 has such ashape as to cover four sides such as both sides, a front side, and arear side of the tape 60, so that the inserted tape 60 is not detached.The tape 60 inserted through the guide path is drawn out from the frontend portion and faces the clincher arm 30. The end 60 a of the tape 60is gripped by a tape gripping device 35, which will be described below,of the clincher arm 30, and is drawn out by a required amount.

As illustrated in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the tape guide 16 includes a rockingshaft hole 16 a, a slit 16 b, a back surface portion 16 c, an abutmentportion 16 d, a tape holding portion 16 e, and a cutting blade fittingportion 16 f.

The rocking shaft hole 16 a is a round hole through which the tape guiderocking shaft 19 penetrates. The rocking shaft hole 16 a is provided ata lower part of the tape guide 16 (a side far from the clincher arm 30).The rocking shaft hole 16 a is pivotally supported by the tape guiderocking shaft 19, and thus an end portion of the tape guide 16 facingthe clincher arm 30 is rockable forward. Although not specificallyillustrated, the tape guide 16 is constantly urged rearward by an urgingmember.

The back surface portion 16 c is a plate-shaped portion that supportsthe tape 60 from the rear side. The tape holding portions 16 e protrudeforward from both sides of the back surface portion 16 c. The tapeholding portions 16 e are configured to hold the tape 60 in accordancewith the back surface portion 16 c. In the embodiment, a pair of tapeholding portions 16 e are provided at each of two upper and lower parts,and four tape holding portions 16 e are provided. Each of the tapeholding portions 16 e is formed in a substantially L shape, and the pairof upper and lower tape holding portions 16 e are disposed such that thefront end portions thereof are opposed to each other. Thus, the slit 16b is formed between the opposing front end portions of the tape holdingportions 16 e. The slit 16 b allows a gripping member 37, which will bedescribed below, to enter into the guide path.

As illustrated in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the abutment portion 16 d is formedat an upper end edge of the back surface portion 16 c, contacts with aninclined surface 37 d of the gripping member 37 which will be describedbelow, and slides along the inclined surface 37 d. The abutment portion16 d protrudes toward the front end portion in an R shape, and thus isformed so as not to contact with both side edges of the inclined surface37 d of the gripping member 37. The contact with the edges of theinclined surface 37 d is prevented, and thus when the tape 60 issandwiched and pulled by the abutment portion 16 d and the grippingmember 37 as will be described below, it is prevented that a hole isgenerated in the tape 60 or the tape 60 is torn.

The cutting blade fitting portion 16 f is configured to fix the cuttingblade 17 for cutting the tape 60 after the binding of the objects S tobe bound. As illustrated in FIG. 6 and the like, the cutting blade 17 isattached to the cutting blade fitting portion 16 f so as to form anangle with respect to the guide path of the tape 60 behind the guidepath of the tape 60. When the cutting blade 17 is fixed to the tapeguide 16 in this way and thus the tape guide 16 rocks, the cutting blade17 rocks in conjunction with the tape guide 16.

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the cutting blade 17 is disposedsuch that a cutting edge 17 a is directed backward in normal times, butthe cutting edge 17 a moves to be directed upward as illustrated in FIG.22 when cutting the tape 60. As described above, the cutting blade 17according to the embodiment is exposed so that the cutting edge 17 afaces the tape 60 when cutting the tape 60. In the embodiment, the tape60 rocks in conjunction with the tape guide 16. However, for example,the tape guide 16 is formed to move in a straight direction, and thecutting blade 17 may move in the straight direction in conjunction withthe tape guide 16. Further, a member in the vicinity of the cuttingblade 17 such as the tape guide 16 or the staple magazine 12 may moveinstead of the movement of the cutting blade 17, and the cutting edge 17a of the cutting blade 17 may be exposed so as to face the tape 60.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, both sides of the tape guide 16 and thecutting blade 17 are covered with a sidewall 11 b which is a part of themain handle 11, and as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 6, the tape guide 16and the cutting blade 17 are not exposed in a side view. In other words,the main handle 11 is provided with the sidewall 11 b which is disposedso as to overlap with the cutting edge 17 a of the cutting blade 17 in aside view. The sidewall 11 b is disposed so as to constantly overlapwith the cutting edge 17 a of the cutting blade 17 in a side viewregardless of the state of the cutting blade 17 (either before or afterthe cutting blade 17 has moved). Therefore, even when foreign materialsare caught by the front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11, thecutting blade 17 is not stuck by the foreign materials. A rear side ofthe sidewall 11 b is an inclined portion 11 c, so that even when theobject S to be bound is sandwiched by the front end portion 11 a of themain handle 11, the object S to be bound can be guided toward the rearside (the main handle 11 and an inner side of the clincher arm 30).

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, a roller-like engaging portion 14 isprotrudingly formed on both sides of the main handle 11, and a fingerhooking portion 15 is protrudingly formed on a lower surface of the mainhandle 11. The roller-like engaging portion 14 is a projection forslidably guiding a link portion 52 of the operation handle 50 which willbe described below. The finger hooking portion 15 is a projection forhooking a finger squeezing the handle when the main handle 11 and theoperation handle 50 are gripped.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the clincher arm 30 isconstituted by a pair of sheet metal members 30 b connected to eachother in parallel. The clincher arm 30 includes an arm portion 32 thatextends curvedly toward the front end portion 30 a so that a C-shapedopening can be formed between the clincher arm 30 and the main handle11. The clincher arm 30 is rotatably attached to the main handle 11 by arotating shaft 31 provided in the vicinity of the rear end.

The clincher 33, the tape gripping device 35, and a gripping devicecover 41 are attached to the clincher arm 30.

The clincher 33 is fixed to the front end portion 30 a of the clincherarm 30 so as to face the front end portion of the staple driver 18described above. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 22, when the staple 61 isejected by the staple driver 18, the two legs of the ejected staple 61are clinched by the clincher 33 and bent inward. When the clincher 33bends the two legs of the staple 61 inward, so that the two legs bindthe tape 60 and are thus bonded thereto.

The tape gripping device 35 is attached to the front end portion 30 a ofthe clincher arm 30 and is capable of gripping the end 60 a of the tape60 drawn out from the front end portion 11 a of the main handle 11. Thetape gripping device 35 includes a support portion 36, a gripping member37, a gripping member urging unit 38, a lock member 39, and a lockmember urging unit 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 6 and the like, the support portion 36 is fixedto the clincher arm 30 along the drawing direction of the tape 60, andincludes a plate-like receiving portion 36 a capable of supporting therear surface of the tape 60. As illustrated in FIG. 9, a recessedportion 36 b is formed in the receiving portion 36 a. The recessedportion 36 b is a portion to be engaged with a contact portion 37 c ofthe gripping member 37 which will be described below, and has a groovenarrower than the tape 60 and wider than the contact portion 37 c. Inaddition, movement restricting portions 36 c are protrudingly formed onboth sides of the receiving portion 36 a. The movement restrictingportion 36 c is provided to restrict the rotation of the clincher arm 30by being brought into contact with tape guide 16.

The gripping member 37 is provided so as to face the support portion 36,and is provided movably toward the support portion 36 so as to grasp thetape 60. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the gripping member 37 includes arotating shaft hole 37 a, a claw portion 37 b, a contact portion 37 c,an inclined surface 37 d, a V-shaped portion 37 e, a peripheral surface37 f, a locked portion 37 g, and a rotation blocking portion 37 i.

The rotating shaft hole 37 a is a hole through which a gripping memberrotating shaft 42 penetrates. When the gripping member rotating shaft 42penetrates through the rotating shaft hole 37 a, the gripping member 37is pivotally supported to be rotatable with respect to the clincher arm30.

The claw portion 37 b is a protruding portion for grasping the tape 60in accordance with the receiving portion 36 a of the support portion 36.The contact portion 37 c capable of entering into the above-describedrecessed portion 36 b is formed at a front end portion of the clawportion 37 b. Thus, when the gripping member 37 is operated, the tape 60can be firmly gripped by the concave-convex members (recessed portion 36b and contact portion 37 c) through which the support portion 36 and thegripping member 37 are engaged with each other. That is, when the tape60 is gripped with the concave-convex members, an intermediate part ofthe tape 60 is in a state of being pushed into the groove of therecessed portion 36 b. In this state, a restoring force of the bent tape60 is applied on the edge of the recessed portion 36 b, so that africtional force becomes larger and thus the tape 60 is difficult tocome off.

The surface of the claw portion 37 b on the main handle 11 side formsthe inclined surface 37 d. The inclined surface 37 d is disposed to facethe abutment portion 16 d of the tape guide 16, and is provided to guidethe abutment portion 16 d of the tape guide 16 in contact therewith.Further, the V-shaped portion 37 e is provided on the side opposite tothe front end portion of the inclined surface 37 d. The V-shaped portion37 e is configured such that the tape guide 16 sliding along theinclined surface 37 d cannot further slide, and is formed to have anangle with respect to the inclined surface 37 d.

In addition, the locked portion 37 g and the rotation blocking portion37 i are provided on the peripheral surface 37 f of the gripping member37 on the opposite side of the main handle 11. The locked portion 37 gand the rotation blocking portion 37 i are formed using projectionsprotrudingly formed on the peripheral surface 37 f of the grippingmember 37, and are configured to be engaged with the lock member 39 tobe described below. The lock member 39 moves along the peripheralsurface 37 f of the gripping member 37, and can be engaged with thelocked portion 37 g or the rotation blocking portion 37 i depending oncircumstances.

The gripping member urging unit 38 is configured to urge the grippingmember 37 toward the support portion 36. The gripping member urging unit38 according to the embodiment is a torsion coil spring as illustratedin FIG. 7 and the like. When the gripping member urging unit 38 urgesthe gripping member 37 and thus the lock operation of the lock member 39to be described below is released, the gripping member 37 operates, andthe tape 60 can be gripped between the support portion 36 and thegripping member 37 from both sides thereof.

The lock member 39 is configured to hold the gripping member 37 at astandby position against an urging force of the gripping member urgingunit 38 by being engaged with the gripping member 37. The lock member 39includes a rotating shaft hole 39 a, a locking portion 39 b, and apressed portion 39 c as illustrated in FIGS. 11A and 11B.

The rotating shaft hole 39 a is a hole through which the lock memberrotating shaft 43 penetrates. The lock member rotating shaft 43penetrates through the rotating shaft hole 39 a, so that the lock member39 is pivotally supported to be rotatable with respect to the clincherarm 30.

The locking portion 39 b is a portion for restricting movement of thegripping member 37, and is protrudingly formed to be engageable with thegripping member 37. As illustrated in FIG. 6 and the like, the lockingportion 39 b is disposed to face the peripheral surface 37 f of thegripping member 37, and is engageable with the locked portion 37 g andthe rotation blocking portion 37 i formed on the peripheral surface 37f. Specifically, the locking portion 39 b is engaged with the lockedportion 37 g, so that the tape gripping device 35 can take a standbystate of being opened without gripping the tape 60 as illustrated inFIG. 12. Then, when the lock member 39 rotates and thus the lockingportion 39 b is disengaged from the locked portion 37 g, as illustratedin FIG. 18, the tape gripping device 35 can take a gripping state ofbeing closed with the gripping of the tape 60. In the gripping state,the locking portion 39 b faces the rotation blocking portion 37 i so asto be engageable therewith, and thus the movement of the gripping member37 is blocked. The rotation blocking portion 37 i faces the lockingportion 39 b, so that the tape gripping device 35 maintains the grippingstate until the lock member 39 rotates again.

The pressed portion 39 c is a portion that is pushed up when the lockmember 39 rocks, and is arranged so as to face the front end portion ofthe tape guide 16 as illustrated in FIG. 7 and the like. With thisarrangement, the tape guide 16 pushes the lock member 39 against theurging force of the lock member urging unit 40 to be described belowwhen the clincher arm 30 rotates in the closing direction with respectto the main handle 11.

The lock member urging unit 40 is configured to urge the lock member 39in an engaging direction with the gripping member 37. The lock memberurging unit 40 according to the embodiment is a compression spring asillustrated in FIG. 7 and the like. The lock member urging unit 40 urgesthe lock member 39, so that the locking portion 39 b of the lock member39 is constantly urged in an engaging direction with the locked portion37 g or the rotation blocking portion 37 i.

The gripping device cover 41 is a cover that covers the tape grippingdevice 35 described above, and is fixed between two sheet metal members30 b of the clincher arm 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13. Thegripping device cover 41 according to the embodiment is constituted bysplit pieces that can be split in left and right directions, andaccommodates the tape gripping device 35 therein. The gripping devicecover 41 has an opening at a lower side, and the receiving portion 36 aand the claw portion 37 b of the tape gripping device 35 are disposed atthe back of the opening. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the gripping devicecover 41 includes a forward protruding portion 41 a that covers thefront side of the tape gripping device 35. Since the forward protrudingportion 41 a protrudes forward from the front end portion of the sheetmetal member 30 b, when the clincher arm 30 is inserted between crops,only the forward protruding portion 41 a formed in a curved shape comesin contact with the crops, but the tape gripping device 35 does not comein contact with the crops.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, the operation handle 50 includes a basemember 51 fixed to the main body of the binding machine for gardening 10and a cover member 55 detachable from the base member 51.

The base member 51 is a metal component acting directly on the mainhandle 11 and the clincher arm 30. The base member 51 is attached to theclincher arm 30 so as to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum 51 a asillustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. Then, the base member 51 includes the linkportion 52 engaged with the main handle 11 at one side thereof as viewedfrom the rotation fulcrum 51 a and a handle support portion 53 at theother side thereof as viewed from the rotation fulcrum 51 a. The handlesupport portion 53 is attached with the cover member 55, therebyfunctioning as a lever operation portion 55 c.

The link portion 52 is engaged with the main handle 11 and serves as apoint of application of a lever. A hook 52 c is formed at the front endportion of the link portion 52, and the hook 52 c is engaged with theroller-like engaging portion 14 of the main handle 11, whereby theclincher arm 30 maintains a state of being opened at a predeterminedangle with respect to the main handle 11 as illustrated in FIG. 4.

From this state, when the operation handle 50 and the main handle 11 aregripped, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the hook 52 c is disengaged from theroller-like engaging portion 14, and the roller-like engaging portion 14slides on a sliding surface 52 a formed on a front surface of the linkportion 52. In this way, as the sliding surface 52 a slides along theroller-like engaging portion 14, the clincher arm 30 rotates in theclosing direction with respect to the main handle 11. An inclination ofthe sliding surface 52 a used for the engagement of the roller-likeengaging portion 14 changes stepwise in order to reduce an operationload when the staple 61 is ejected. That is, the inclination of thesliding surface 52 a becomes larger at the time of the binding operationrather than at the time of the gripping operation, so that a largerforce can be obtained at the time of the binding operation even with thesame operation load. Thus, the binding operation requiring a large forcecan be also performed with a light operation load. In this way, sincethe inclination of the sliding surface 52 a changes, a projection 52 bis formed in a place where the inclination of the sliding surface 52 achanges.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 and the like, the cover member 55 covers thebase member 51 so as to prevent it from being exposed. All the contactportions or the operation portions with/of the outside of the operationhandle 50 are covered with the cover member 55. The cover member 55includes a hook cover 55 a and a lever operation portion 55 c.

The hook cover 55 a covers the link portion 52 and a crossing portion X(see FIGS. 4 and 5) between the main handle 11 and the clincher arm 30.On the side surface of the hook cover 55 a, a curved projection 55 b isprovided along the finger squeezing the lever operation portion 55 c andthe main handle 11 as illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like. When thecurved projection 55 b is provided, the operation handle 50 is easilygripped and can be held with a light grip even when the machine is heldupward.

The lever operation portion 55 c covers the handle support portion 53,and is gripped by an operator when the operation handle 50 is operated.When the lever operation portion 55 c is gripped in a directionapproaching the main handle 11, the base member 51 rotates about therotation fulcrum 51 a, and the link portion 52 acts on the main handle11, whereby the main handle 11 and the clincher arm 30 rotate in theclosing direction with respect to each other.

A method of using the binding machine for gardening 10 will be describedbelow.

When the binding work is performed using the binding machine forgardening 10, first, the lock member 39 and the gripping member 37 areengaged with each other as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13, therebysetting the gripping member 37 to be in the standby state.

In this state, when the handle is gripped and the clincher arm 30rotates in the closing direction with respect to the main handle 11, thetape holding portion 16 e of the tape guide 16 comes in contact with thepressed portion 39 c of the lock member 39 as illustrated in FIG. 14.

When the clincher arm 30 further rotates, the lock member 39 is pushedup to rotate as illustrated in FIG. 15. As the lock member 39 rotates,the locking portion 39 b of the lock member 39 is disengaged from thelocked portion 37 g of the gripping member 37 and the gripping member 37rotates. Thus, the claw portion 37 b of the gripping member 37 ispressed against the back surface portion 16 c of the tape guide 16, andthe end 60 a of the tape 60 drawn out from the tape guide 16 is grippedin the guide path of the tape guide 16.

At this time, when the clincher arm 30 further rotates, the tape holdingportion 16 e of the tape guide 16 comes in contact with the movementrestricting portion 36 c of the support portion 36 as illustrated inFIG. 16. In this way, the tape guide 16 functions as a movementrestricting unit for restricting the rotation of the clincher arm 30 inthe embodiment. Thus, the rotation of the clincher arm 30 is restricted,and thus the clincher arm 30 can hardly rotate up to a completely closedstate (a closed state in which the binding operation is executed).Whether the tape guide 16 restricts the rotation of the clincher arm 30is automatically switched according to the state of the tape grippingdevice 35. That is, when the tape gripping device 35 is in the standbystate, the rotation of the clincher arm 30 is restricted as describedabove, but when the tape gripping device 35 is in the gripping state,the tape guide 16 acts on the tape gripping device 35 (which will bedescribed below in detail), and thus the clincher arm 30 moves up to aposition where the rotation thereof is not restricted (see FIG. 21).

When the first squeezing operation is performed in this way, asillustrated in FIG. 17, the gripping member 37 enters into the guidepath of the tape guide 16 and grips the tape 60 in the guide path inaccordance with the back surface portion 16 c of the tape guide 16. Inthis state, when the squeezing of the handle is released and theclincher arm 30 rotates in the opening direction with respect to themain handle 11, as illustrated in FIG. 18, the gripping member 37 slidesand passes in the guide path in a state of gripping the tape 60 andgrips the tape 60 in accordance with the support portion 36 afterpassing through the guide path.

Further, when the clincher arm 30 rotates in the opening direction withrespect to the main handle 11, as illustrated in FIG. 19, the front endportion 30 a of the clincher arm 30 and the front end portion 11 a ofthe main handle 11 are separated from each other in a state of grippingthe tape 60, and the tape 60 is in a state of being stretched betweenthe clincher arm 30 and the main handle 11.

In this state, when the objects S to be bound such as seedlings orbranches are introduced from the outside of the stretched tape 60 andthe clincher arm 30 rotates in the closing direction, as illustrated inFIG. 20, a tape loop is formed to bind the objects S to be bound.

From the state illustrated in FIG. 20, when the handle is furthergripped and the clincher arm 30 rotates in the closing direction withrespect to the main handle 11, the abutment portion 16 d of the tapeguide 16 abuts on the inclined surface 37 d of the gripping member 37,and the abutment portion 16 d is guided to the inclined surface 37 d ofthe gripping member 37 and moves forward. As the tape guide 16 movesforward as described above, the tape guide 16 is retracted to a positionwhere the tape holding portion 16 e does not come in contact with themovement restricting portion 36 c of the support portion 36. When thetape guide 16 is retracted, the restriction of the rotation of theclincher arm 30 due to the tape guide 16 is released, and the clincherarm 30 is rotatable up to a completely closed state (a closed statewhere the binding operation is executed). In a state where the tapeguide 16 starts to move, as illustrated in FIG. 23, the locking portion39 b of the lock member 39 faces the rotation blocking portion 37 i ofthe gripping member 37, and the movement of the gripping member 37 isrestricted.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 21, the tape guide 16 rocks forward untilthe abutment portion 16 d is engaged with the V-shaped portion 37 cahead of the inclined surface 37 d, When the abutment portion 16 d isengaged with the V-shaped portion 37 e in this way, the tape guide 16and the gripping member 37 hold the tape 60 in accordance with eachother. As illustrated in FIG. 24, immediately before the abutmentportion 16 d is engaged with the V-shaped portion 37 e, the tape holdingportion 16 e of the tape guide 16 pushes up the pressed portion 39 c ofthe lock member 39 to rock the lock member 39. Thus, the movementrestriction of the gripping member 37 is released.

From the state illustrated in FIG. 21, when the handle is furthergripped and the clincher arm 30 rotates in the closing direction withrespect to the main handle 11, as illustrated in FIG. 22, the tape guide16 and the gripping member 37 collapse forward together. At this time,since the tape guide 16 moves while holding the tape 60, tension isapplied to the tape 60. As the gripping member 37 moves together withthe tape guide 16, the tape 60 is detached from the tape gripping device35. However, since the detached tape 60 is pressed from below by thetensioned tape 60, it is not disengaged from the front-end portion 30 aof the clincher arm 30. Then, as the tape guide 16 rocks, the cuttingblade 17 fixed to the tape guide 16 rocks in a direction in which thecutting blade 17 approaches the tape 60, and the tensioned tape 60 iscut. At the same time, the staple 61 is ejected behind the cutting blade17 by the staple driver 18.

As illustrated in FIG. 25, in the course of rotating the clincher arm 30in the closing direction with respect to the main handle 11, the tapeholding portion 16 e of the tape guide 16 is disengaged from the pressedportion 39 c of the lock member 39. For this reason, the force pushingup the lock member 39 disappears, so that the lock member 39 moves bythe urging force of the lock member urging unit 40, and becomesengageable with the gripping member 37. In addition, the gripping member37 moves together with the tape guide 16, and thus moves to the frontside compared to the standby state.

Finally, when the squeezing of the handle is released and the clincherarm 30 rotates in the opening direction with respect to the main handle11, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the gripping member 37 is engaged withthe lock member 39 and the tape gripping device 35 is in a standbystate. In this way, the binding machine for gardening 10 returns to theinitial state, and the first binding work is completed.

As described above, according to the embodiment, the tape guide 16 isattached so as to be movable between a first position and a secondposition to be described below. That is, when the tape gripping device35 operates to grip the end 60 a of the tape 60, as illustrated in FIG.17, the tape guide 16 is located in the first position adjacent to thesupport portion 36 such that the front end portion of the tape guide 16faces the receiving portion 36 a of the support portion 36. On the otherhand, when the cutting blade 17 operates to cut the tape 60, asillustrated in FIG. 22, the front end portion of the tape guide 16 movesforward, and the tape guide 16 is located in the second position apartfrom the support portion 36. In this way, the tape guide 16 is movablesuch that the position (first position) when the tape gripping device 35operates to grip the end 60 a of the tape 60 and the position (secondposition) when the cutting blade 17 operates to cut the tape 60 aredifferent from each other. According to this configuration, the distancebetween the tape gripping device 35 and the tape guide 16 can be madeshort as much as possible when the tape 60 is gripped by the tapegripping device 35, so that it is possible to prevent the grippingfailure of the tape gripping device 35. In addition, the distancebetween the tape gripping device 35 and the tape guide 16 can be madelong when the tape 60 is cut by the cutting blade 17, so that it ispossible to cut the tape 60 after securing a sufficient gripping marginfrom a drawing port. Therefore, it is possible to surely grip the tape60 by the tape gripping device 35 in the work after the cutting.Further, since the tape 60 is not necessary to be disposed obliquelywith respect to the cutting blade 17 in order to secure the grippingmargin as in the related art, the tape 60 can be substantially broughtinto vertical contact with the cutting blade 17, and the defectivecutting of the tape 60 can be prevented.

In addition, the tape guide 16 is swingably attached to the main handle11. According to this configuration, the tape 60 can be guided towardthe front end portion of the tape guide 16 from the tape guide rockingshaft 19, and even when the tape guide 16 rocks, since the tape guiderocking shaft 19 on the pulling out side of the tape 60 does not move,the tape 60 is not loosened or drawn along with the movement of the tapeguide 16. Accordingly, it is possible to stably hold the tape 60 evenwhen the tape guide 16 moves.

In addition, the tape guide 16 is configured to move while holding thetape 60 so as to apply a tension to the tape 60 cut by the cutting blade17. According to this configuration, when the tape 60 is cut by thecutting blade 17, the tape guide 16 moves not only to secure thegripping margin but also to apply the tension to the tape 60, wherebythe tape 60 can be easily cut and the defective cutting of the tape 60can be prevented.

Further, the tape guide 16 is configured to move while being guided tothe inclined surface 37 d of the gripping member 37, and to further movetogether with the gripping member 37 after being engaged with theV-shaped portion 37 e ahead of the inclined surface 37 d. According tothis configuration, since the gripping member 37 moves together with thetape guide 16, the gripping member 37 can be moved to the initialposition (a state where the tape 60 is not gripped as illustrated inFIG. 12) using the movement of the tape guide 16. Moreover, since thegripping member 37 does not move until the tape guide 16 reaches theV-shaped portion 37 e, it is possible to maintain a state where the tape60 is gripped just before the cutting.

In addition, the restriction unit (lock member 39) is further providedto restrict the movement of the gripping member 37 when the tape guide16 moves while being guided to the inclined surface 37 d of the grippingmember 37. According to this configuration, even when the tape guide 16vigorously collides with the inclined surface 37 d, it is possible toprevent the gripping member 37 from moving unintentionally. Accordingly,it is possible to prevent the tape 60 from being released at anunintended timing.

Further, the cutting blade 17 moves in conjunction with the tape guide16. According to this configuration, the cutting blade 17 can hardly bedamaged, and the defective cutting can be prevented. That is, if thecutting blade 17 is fixed to the main handle 11, as illustrated in FIG.22, when the tape 60 is cut by the cutting blade 17, the tape guide 16moves while pulling out the tape 60. Thus, the tape guide 16 moves torub the surface of the tape 60 with the cutting edge 17 a of the cuttingblade 17. With such a movement, the cutting blade 17 may be damaged, orthe defective cutting may occur. In this regard, when the cutting blade17 moves together with the tape guide 16, the change in the relativeposition between the cutting edge 17 a of the cutting blade 17 and thesurface of the tape 60 can be reduced, and thus the above-describedproblem can hardly occur.

In the embodiment described above, the tape 60 is sandwiched and grippedby the tape gripping device 35, but the invention is not limitedthereto. For example, even in the mechanism used in the related art inwhich the claw is thrust into the tape 60 to hold the tape 60, the sameeffect as this embodiment can be obtained.

In the embodiment described above, the tape guide 16 rocks, but theinvention is not limited thereto. For example, the tape guide 16 maylinearly move back and forth.

(1) A binding machine for gardening comprising:

a main handle;

a clincher arm that is rotatably attached to the main handle;

a tape guide that is configured to draw out and guide a tape at a frontend portion of the main handle;

a tape gripping device that is configured to grip an end portion of thetape drawn out from the tape guide, at a front end portion of theclincher arm; and

a cutting blade that is configured to cut the tape, wherein

the tape guide is movably provided such that a position of the tapeguide when the tape gripping device operates to grip the end portion ofthe tape and a position of the tape guide when the cutting bladeoperates to cut the tape are different from each other.

(2) The binding machine for gardening according to (1), wherein

the tape guide is swingably attached to the main handle.

(3) The binding machine for gardening according to (1) or (2), wherein

the tape guide is configured to move while holding the tape so as toapply a tension to the tape to be cut by the cutting blade.

(4) The binding machine for gardening according to (3), wherein

the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates togrip the tape, and

the tape guide is configured to be guided and to move by the grippingmember.

(5) The binding machine for gardening according to (3), wherein

the tape gripping device includes a gripping member that operates togrip the tape, and

the tape guide is configured to move while being guided to an inclinedsurface of the gripping member toward a V-shaped portion of the grippingmember, and to further move together with the gripping member afterbeing engaged with a V-shaped portion.

(6) The binding machine for gardening according to (5), furthercomprising:

a restriction unit that restricts movement of the gripping member whenthe tape guide moves and is guided to the inclined surface of thegripping member.

(7) The binding machine for gardening according to any one of (1) to(6), wherein

the cutting blade moves in conjunction with the tape guide.

(8) The binding machine for gardening according to any one of (1) to(7), wherein

the cutting blade is configured to be brought into vertical contact withthe tape when the cutting blade cuts the tape.

What is claimed is:
 1. A binding machine for gardening comprising: amain handle having a front end portion and a rear end portion; aclincher arm having a front end portion and a rear end portion, theclincher arm is rotatably attached to the main handle by a rotatingshaft at the rear end portion of the clincher arm; a tape guide that isconfigured to guide a tape at the front end portion of the main handle,wherein the tape guide is rotatably attached to the front end portion ofthe main handle and is rockable around a tape guide rocking shaftprovided in the front end portion of the main handle; a tape grippingdevice that is configured to grip an end portion of the tape guided bythe tape guide, at the front end portion of the clincher arm, the tapegripping device including: a support portion that is attached to thefront end portion of the clincher arm; and a gripping member that isattached to the front end portion of the clincher arm and that faces thesupport portion, wherein the gripping member is movable toward thesupport portion so as to grip the tape; and a cutting blade that isconfigured to cut the tape, wherein the tape guide includes at least onetape holding portion disposed above and on a tape gripping device sideof the tape guide rocking shaft, the at least one tape holding portionconfigured to confine the tape to a surface portion of the tape guide,and the at least one tape holding portion and the surface portion arerockable around the tape guide rocking shaft, and wherein the tape guideis movably provided such that a position of the tape guide when the tapegripping device operates to grip the end portion of the tape and aposition of the tape guide when the cutting blade operates to cut thetape are different from each other.
 2. The binding machine for gardeningaccording to claim 1, wherein the tape guide is configured to move whileholding the tape so as to apply a tension to the tape to be cut by thecutting blade.
 3. The binding machine for gardening according to claim2, wherein the tape guide is configured to be guided and to move by thegripping member.
 4. The binding machine for gardening according to claim2, wherein the tape guide is configured to move while being guided to aninclined surface of the gripping member toward a V-shaped portion of thegripping member, and to further move together with the gripping memberafter being engaged with the V-shaped portion.
 5. The binding machinefor gardening according to claim 4, further comprising: a lock memberconfigured to restrict movement of the gripping member when the tapeguide moves and is guided to the inclined surface of the grippingmember.
 6. The binding machine for gardening according to claim 1,wherein the cutting blade moves in conjunction with the tape guide. 7.The binding machine for gardening according to claim 1, wherein thecutting blade is configured to be brought into vertical contact with thetape when the cutting blade cuts the tape.
 8. The binding machine forgardening according to claim 1, further comprising: a tape magazineprovided at the rear end portion of the main handle, the tape magazineaccommodating the tape.
 9. The binding machine for gardening accordingto claim 1, wherein the tape guide includes a plurality of tape holdingportions disposed above and on the tape gripping device side of the tapeguide rocking shaft, the plurality of tape holding portions areconfigured to confine the tape to the surface portion of the tape guide,and the plurality of tape holding portions and the surface portion arerockable around the tape guide rocking shaft.